George Kambosos Jr. Faces Critical Test In 140-Pound Debut, Eyeing A Path Back To Championship Contention

George Kambosos Jr. will debut at 140 against veteran Daud Yordan this Saturday, March 22nd in a fight to get acclimated to the division in the 12 round headliner at the Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The event will be shown live on DAZN.

Hitchins Next?

The 20-year pro Yordan (43-4, 31 KOs) isn’t one of the killers at 140, but he’s got some pop in his punches and is potentially dangerous for Kambosos. He’s been around forever, and has the kind of experience that could give Kambosos Jr. nightmares.

The former unified lightweight champion Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) needs a victory and a great performance to prepare him for a world title shot against IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins next.

If Kambosos, 31, struggles like he did in his last four fights, it would be pointless for him to challenge for a world title. He’s arguably coming into his fight on Saturday with a 0-4 record, and his last true victory came against Teofimo Lopez in 2021.

24k Gold

Boxing fans on social media have labeled Kambosos a ‘one-hit wonder,’ which is hard to disagree with. His poor record in his last four fights speaks for itself. That’s why he must look good on Saturday. It would be the first since his win over Teofimo, which was a difficult fight.

Ideally, Kambosos will look like 24k gold on Saturday, motivating Turki Alalshikh to use him on one of his shows. Kambosos wants a rematch with Teofimo, and that would be the perfect fight for him—a much better one than challenging Richardson Hitchins for his IBF belt.

Saturday’s Undercard on DAZN

– Skye Nicolson vs. Tiara Brown– Cherneka Johnson vs. Nina Hughes– Imam Khataev vs. Durval Elias Palacio– Hemi Ahio vs. Aekkaphob Auraiwan– Jayden Buan vs. Jordan Kasilieris– Teremoana Jr. vs. TBA

“I’d rather take 15 losses in a row, but I’m fighting the best of the best, the true champions, the true Hall of Famers, the pound-for-pounds. I’m built different,” said George Kambosos Jr. to Matchroom Boxing. “When I won the belts, I never sat there, saying, ‘Give me an easy fight. Let me maneuver and make easy money.’”

“We didn’t have to fight Devin Haney. We could have fought a tomato can and basically [held onto the titles,” said George Kambosos Sr. about his son. “You know what? It’s not in his DNA. It’s not in my DNA. We come from the ground up with not a dollar to our name with a famous surname

“We’ve always known that we’ve literally had to crawl and claw our way with every fight to build our brand to get to the top. So, why would we want to go backwards and say, ‘I’m going to fight a tomato can.”